How To Mow With A Lawn Mower

How to mow with a lawn mower
How to mow with a lawn mower? Excuse me, but who is this meant by professionals? Professionals without quotation marks mean people who have been trained and competently operate.

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Briefly about the line

Taking into account the models of the tool, the thickness of the line is 1.2-4 mm. There are such configurations:

• Round. The most durable;
• Curly. For soft grass;
• Twisted or serrated. For thin grass;
• Professional, not suitable for all instrument models.

When changing the cutting thread, you need to choose the one that suits your trimmer type. Preference should be given to specialized. Before tucking the line into the trimmer spool, it is better to soak it in water for half an hour. Then it will become more elastic and stronger.

Large, flat surfaces. Their own technique

Large flat surfaces are best mowed with the square method. The area is divided into squares, then you always work along the outside towards the center.

Along the slope. Swath by swath

The strip method is especially good for mowing on a slope: cut one strip parallel to the slope and then return to the beginning. Perform the next swath above. In this case, the cut grass will always fit onto the already cut surface.

How to mow with Trimmers (lawn mowers)

You can achieve amazing results with your STIHL lawnmower using basic mowing techniques. Even if this is your first time picking up a lawn mower, you will learn the correct mowing technique very quickly. The tool moves in a semicircle from right to left, gradually moving forward.

Below we will show you the basic technique and some techniques with which you can learn to efficiently and quickly mow grass, even in large areas.

Can wet grass be cut with a trimmer and lawn mower and how do I do it?

Arrangement of a suburban area (and even a local area in a city) is a very difficult matter. Especially because you have to look after the farm all the time. Many people also have questions about how to do this or that work, for example, is it possible to mow wet grass with a trimmer.

Features of the situation

Of course, such a question will not arise for those who live in the immediate vicinity of the lawn. Then you can wait a while and work when the grass dries up. But the need to remove wet grass arises immediately, if you can visit the site only occasionally. What to do if you have to mow the lawn on weekends, on another day with rainy weather, that’s the subtlety. The opinions of the summer residents themselves differ, therefore it makes little sense to be guided by their position. You need to figure out the nuances yourself.

The role of equipment

It should be pointed out at the outset that there are two main types of trimmers that “relate” differently to wet vegetation. Some devices are equipped with a gasoline engine, others are set in motion by connecting to the mains or installing a battery. In turn, the trimmer is divided into two subgroups: with the location of the motor in the lower or upper part of the apparatus. Safe enough for the user to remove wet grass can only be gasoline trimmers or hand scythes.

In this case, it is strongly undesirable to use an electric lawn mower. Sometimes you can find statements that this requirement applies only to devices with a lower motor placement. Such an electric motor comes into direct contact with water. Because of this contact, you can be afraid of a short circuit.

If water does get inside the power plant, there is a risk not only of a short circuit, but also of an electric shock. It is worth noting that these restrictions apply not only to trimmers, but also to full-fledged lawn mowers. The assurances of manufacturers and marketers about safety should not be taken into account. To minimize the risk to yourself and your equipment, you should use a lawn mower. But there are a few more subtleties that must be taken into account.

Even if the mower does not fail and its owner is not electrocuted (let’s say such a favorable situation for a minute), you still cannot mow wet grass with a trimmer. This is a deliberately abnormal mode of operation, due to which the equipment wears out too quickly. Wet vegetation is much more resistant to cutting elements than it should be. Therefore, even very well insulated motors are overloaded.

Due to the sticking of wet grass to the knives and to the spindle, the load on them will necessarily increase. This cannot be avoided, and no skill of mowers, no methods and schemes of lawn clearing help. Not only the motor suffers, but also the shaft, which sometimes turns.

Problems when mowing wet grass can also arise with gasoline machines. Yes, they are more powerful than their electrical counterparts, but the load still exceeds normal values. First of all, piston pairs and other moving parts are “under attack”. If there is no way out other than using a gasoline mower, you need to take care of it. When mowing raw grass, the machine is periodically switched to idle mode without load. 30 seconds is enough to remove excess heat, as well as save the trimmer resource.

And more about different situations

When talking about mowing wet grass, you need to distinguish between the following possible situations:

• It is wet after rain;
• It is raining;
• The reason for the moisture is a damp area (lowland or groundwater).

In the first case, it is quite possible to take a chance and try to put things in order with a lawn mower. In the second, mowing is impractical. In the third, you will first have to solve something with moisture and only then put the lawn or lawn in order. If you often have to mow wet grass after rain or “through dew” in a small area, then it is better to use not a trimmer, and not a lawn mower, but a simple hand scythe. You need to look not only at the grass that is being removed, but also at the one where the power cable is placed.

Moisturizing it can be a very serious risk factor. To mow the grass after rain, you need to wait a little. A few minutes, even with a very big rush, will not noticeably reduce the time that can be set aside for mowing.

As for mowing raw grass, there are still the following objections to it:

• It is more difficult to walk with a trimmer or lawn mower in such conditions, you can easily fall and get injured;
• You will have to spend more time on work;
• After mowing, it will be necessary to thoroughly clean the machine itself;
• Wet chlorophyll will leave more stains on clothes, leather, shoes.

Now you need to figure out exactly how to act if you still decide to use a gasoline trimmer to clean your lawn or lawn in wet weather. An important rule is to keep the grass at the optimum length. By overly shortening it, especially in the summer, summer residents run the risk of provoking early drying of plants. It is unlikely that this will contribute to a good appearance.

Sure, wear durable, waterproof footwear. Use headphones or earplugs only when working with a two-stroke petrol trimmer. On a large clearing with flat grass, mowing is carried out along imaginary squares, conventionally dividing the entire territory into them. They first move along the perimeter of each square, then mow it from the inside and move on to the next part of the lawn. Regardless of the weather, before starting work, you should do the following:

• Check the serviceability of the equipment;
• Remove all debris and foreign objects from the site;
• Replace, if necessary, worn cutting elements;
• Are determined with the direction of the mowing so that the lawn does not resemble a “washboard”.

For how to cut wet grass with a trimmer and lawn mower, see the following